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Shares in West Leederville-based Glory Resources have soared on the back of the gold explorer receiving a $30.5 million friendly takeover offer from Canadian miner Eldorado Gold.

Environmentally-friendly cleaning products supplier ENJO has teamed with corporate advisory firm Azure Capital to embark on an expansion of its business to the United States.

IMX Resources has taken a major step towards making the transition from explorer to producer, announcing today a $US60 million joint venture exploration agreement with Hong Kong resources group MMG

Internet service provider iiNet has continued its growth through acquisition strategy with a deal inked to purchase South Australian-based Adam Internet.

WA shipbuilder Austal has advised that deputy chairman John Poynton has resigned from the board, to focus on his other business and not-for-profit work.

There have been few bright spots in M&A deals this year in what some are calling a 'cautiously willing' market.

It's an old adage that some of the biggest fortunes have been made when business conditions are at their toughest.

AS many of the management consulting sector's global brands have established a presence in the booming Perth market, local boutique player Momentum Partners has quietly been expanding its national

AUZCORP Amex Corporation, Azure Capital, legal firm Ashurst and Acton Real Estate were among the companies to get in the swim for the sixth annual iiNet Team Sprint Cup last weekend to raise funds

IMX Resources has appointed Azure Capital to explore the company's options regarding its Mt Woods magnetite project in South Australia.

Competition in the state's investment banking sector is hotter than ever despite a fall-off in takeover deals and capital raisings last year.

Greater public exposure has helped lift community engagement with, and funding to, the not-for-profit sector.

THE desire for economic development and employment outcomes from resources projects has resulted in indigenous contracting deals becoming a major part of native title and land-use agreements.

Indigenous businesses are building capacity through joint ventures and are growing on the back of multi-billion dollar contracts from big mining companies.

IT might not be the busiest of times in Western Australia's corporate advisory scene, but that has not stopped positive moves by several firms – albeit without much fanfare – that have included the

WITH some experienced campaigners suggesting the current mergers and acquisitions market is the worst they have ever seen, there is plenty of finger pointing to overly exuberant deals of the past f

Many other companies, from Australia and offshore, are eyeing investments in varied port and rail projects in the state.

When Geoff Rasmussen steps down as chairman of Youth Focus in June, he will have had nine years on the board and a newfound appreciation for cycling.

WA's corporate finance sector is getting back to business as a late flurry of deals get the sector warmed up for better year.

Perth's capital markets players reckon the past few months have been hard to take but they are seeing signs of growth as money returns.

James McMahon has taken some of the skills he perfected in the SAS to his role with management consultancy Chauvel Group.

Noble Mineral Resources has completed a $10 million share placement to fund the final commissioning of the processing plant at its Bibiani gold project in Ghana.

LOCAL boutique players in the management consulting space are expanding their offerings to take advantage of the strong Western Australian market, which has drawn an influx of major global brands.&

Local players in the corporate finance market faced more competition than ever before from big national and international firms, WA Business News' 2011 survey has found.

iiNet has entered into an agreement to acquire Internode, Australia's largest privately owned broadband services company, for $105 million.

CuDeco will raise $32 million for its Rocklands copper project in a share placement agreement with UK-based M&G Investments, the company announced today.

THE increasingly crowded management consulting space in Western Australia has yet another new player, with investment adviser Azure Capital launching its own business, led by former SAS commanding

C @ today reached its minimum capital raising target of $14 million, after slashing its price by half and lowering its goal by $6 million last week.

Investors in one of Perth's top stockmarket floats of 2010 are set to reap a spectacular return after Thai coal miner Banpu Public Company today announced a friendly $477 million takeover offer for

This year's survey of mergers and acquisitions activity in WA reveals a new ranking among corporate advisory firms in Perth.

More than 40 WA businesses have partnered with private equity funds in recent years.

Patersons Securities has retained top spot in WA Business News' annual survey of capital raisings, followed by Hartleys, Euroz Securities and Macquarie Capital Advisers.

Equatorial Resources has announced plans for an institutional placement to raise $25.6 million to accelerate the company's drilling and exploration activities in the Republic of Congo.

PERTH being Perth, it's difficult to avoid the strong historic connections between the key players at the top end of the management consulting market.

Uncertainty has clouded the M&A market in recent months, putting a lot of work on hold.

Publicly listed agricultural property investment company, The Ark Fund, has announced a $55 million capital raising and an implementation agreement to effect its merger with private managed investment scheme player Rewards Group.

It is not that Perth dealmakers are joining the dole queues, they have just had a little more time on their hands recently.

Boutique investment bank Azure Capital has been appointed corporate advisor to the proposed initial public offering of bauxite explorer Cape Alumina Pty Ltd, targeted for mid 2008.

Former Ernst & Young managing partner Michael Minosora will join Perth investment bank Azure Capital as managing director in a board reshuffle that will see existing MD Mark Barnaba join John Poynton as executive chairman.